MONROE, La. — Grambling State’s ladies’s basketball workforce season ended Monday evening with a 102-76 defeat in opposition to Louisiana-Monroe within the second spherical of the Girls’s Nationwide Invitational Match at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
The loss concluded a exceptional season for first-year head coach Courtney Simmons and the Girl Tigers, who completed the 2023-24 season with a 23-10 total document and 15-3 within the SWAC. Simmons’ 23 wins matched the document for essentially the most victories by a GSU ladies’s basketball coach of their debut season, marking this system’s most profitable season since 1999-2000.
Jazmyne Jackson led Grambling State with 23 factors, capturing 7-of-12 from the sector, together with 5-of-8 from three-point vary, and was good from the free-throw line. She additionally contributed 5 rebounds, two steals, and an help.
The Girl Tigers began robust, taking a 5-2 lead early within the first interval. Nevertheless, after extending their result in 7-4, ULM went on a 17-2 run to take a 21-9 lead, finally main 23-11 on the finish of the primary quarter.
ULM expanded its lead within the second quarter by as a lot as 48-28 earlier than halftime. The Warhawks dominated within the third quarter, extending their result in 81-48.
Grambling State outscored ULM 28-21 within the closing interval regardless of the deficit.
Key statistics from the sport embody:Grambling State shot 33.3% from the ground.52.6% from three-point vary.69.2% from the free-throw line.
Kahia Warmsley added 14 factors, and Douthshine Prien scored 11 factors. Amanda Blake grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in her closing sport for GSU. ULM shot 46.6% from the sector and 44.4% from three-point vary.
ULM outrebounded GSU 52-42 and scored 48 factors within the paint. Jakayla Jackson led ULM with 30 factors, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
